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Article L131-85 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 8, 2023

The Banque de France shall inform the institutions and persons on which cheques may be drawn, finance companies, the organisations mentioned in Article L. 511-6, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and, at its request, the public prosecutor, of cheque payment incidents, bans imposed pursuant to Article L. 163-6 and the lifting of bans on cheque issuance. The Banque de France alone is responsible for centralising the information provided for in…

Article L131-86 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 8, 2023

The Banque de France shall provide information to any person who, on receiving a cheque for the payment of a good or service, wishes to check that the cheque was properly issued in accordance with this chapter. The origin of these requests for information is recorded.

Article L131-86-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 8, 2023

Where the account holder is a sole trader with limited liability, the provisions of this section apply : – to accounts relating to unrestricted assets where the payment incident is the result of a cheque issued on one of these accounts ; – to accounts relating to assets allocated to a professional activity where the payment incident is the result of a cheque issued on one of these accounts, excluding,…

Article L131-87 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 8, 2023

The implementing measures for this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, as necessary. This decree shall in particular determine the terms and conditions under which the injunction is brought to the attention of the account holder and shall also specify his rights and obligations as well as the conditions under which he may regularise his situation. It also determines the conditions under which the Banque de…

Article L132-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 8, 2023

Bills of exchange are governed by Articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-81 of the French Commercial Code.

Article L132-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 8, 2023

Promissory notes are governed by articles L. 512-1 to L. 512-8 of the French Commercial Code.

Article L133-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 8, 2023

I. – Under the conditions set out in II to IV, the provisions of this chapter apply to payment services provided by the payment service providers mentioned in Book V in the context of the activities defined in II of Article L. 314-1. II. – The provisions of this chapter apply if the payee’s payment service provider and the payer’s payment service provider are located, one in mainland France, Guadeloupe,…

Article L133-1-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 8, 2023

I. – If the payer’s payment service provider is located in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or Saint-Barthélemy and the payee’s payment service provider is located outside France, regardless of the currency used for the payment transaction, the following provisions apply : a) The provisions of section 5 of this chapter ; b) the provisions of section 6 of this chapter for unauthorised card payment transactions. In this case, by way of derogation from…

Article L133-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 8, 2023

Except in cases where the user is a natural person acting for non-business purposes, the provisions of article L. 133-1-1, the last two paragraphs of article L. 133-7, articles L. 133-8, L. 133-19, L. 133-20, L. 133-22, L. 133-23, L. 133-25, L. 133-25-1, L. 133-25-2 and the I and III of article L. 133-26 may be waived by contract.

Article L133-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

November 8, 2023

I. – A payment transaction is an action consisting in paying, transferring or withdrawing funds, independently of any underlying obligation between the payer and the payee, initiated by the payer, or on his behalf, or by the payee. II. – The payment transaction may be initiated : a) By the payer, who gives a payment order to his payment service provider ; b) By the payer, who gives a payment…

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French Monetary and Financial Code

Article L131-85 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article L131-86 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article L131-86-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article L131-87 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article L132-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article L132-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article L133-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article L133-1-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article L133-2 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

Article L133-3 of the French Monetary and Financial Code

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